The PM was in Bedford as Universal representatives revealed details about the new theme park and resort.
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01:06and that is really incredible. And it's going to put Bedford on the map for millions of
01:13people, film lovers, people coming here for fun, people building their careers here. It
01:18will create thousands of jobs for the local community. And the statistic for that is really
01:25impressive. 80% of the jobs are going to be local jobs. So just looking behind me, these
01:31could be the jobs of yourselves and your colleagues for years and years to come. And we will make
01:37sure that those jobs go to the people who absolutely need them because that's part of our plan
01:43to get Britain working. It develops skills for students like those here at Kimberley College
01:50and at Bedford College. I think it's fantastic that already the work has started to look at
01:55what courses are going to be necessary, how we get the pipeline of different jobs, different
01:59designs. That'll be some of the jobs in construction, design, architecture, etc. But then the jobs
02:05are actually running this theme park. The new apprenticeships, internships, training opportunities.
02:11It's going to be really fantastic for local people. And I'm so pleased that we've got some
02:15of the young people here because this is some of the work that you will be engaged on because
02:20this is a five or six year project to build. That means we'll be starting on this very, very
02:25quickly. And I know curriculums are already being discussed, programmes to train local people
02:31and jobs in the future.
02:33We'll see you next time.
02:39You can do it.
02:43We'll see you next time.
02:50We'll see you next time.
03:52Thank you so much to the mayor and all of the people who supported us all this time.
03:56We would not be here in Bedford if it wasn't for the amazing reaction, the amazing positive
04:01feelings we've got from everybody who lives in this town and the surrounding area.
04:04We'd like to thank you for everything you've done.